F-Tag F0638 — Quarterly Assessment At Least Every 3 Months
Category: Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
F-Tag F0638 is a CMS skilled-nursing-facility regulatory requirement covering quarterly assessment at least every 3 months. According to official CMS Health Deficiency data, this tag has been cited 793 times across 747 unique facilities. The top recorded severity for this tag is F.
Assure that each resident’s assessment is updated at least once every 3 months.
Top-Cited States for F-Tag F0638
- California — 117 citations
- Missouri — 72 citations
- Texas — 50 citations
- Pennsylvania — 44 citations
- North Carolina — 42 citations
Related F-Tags in Resident Assessment and Care Planning Deficiencies
- F-Tag F0656 — Develop and implement a complete care plan that meets all the resident's needs, with timetables and actions that can be measured. (14,820 citations)
- F-Tag F0657 — Develop the complete care plan within 7 days of the comprehensive assessment; and prepared, reviewed, and revised by a team of health professionals. (8,745 citations)
- F-Tag F0842 — Safeguard resident-identifiable information and/or maintain medical records on each resident that are in accordance with accepted professional standards. (8,039 citations)
- F-Tag F0641 — Ensure each resident receives an accurate assessment. (7,338 citations)
- F-Tag F0658 — Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality. (6,892 citations)
Plan of Correction Resources
- Generate a Plan of Correction for F-Tag F0638
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Official Sources
POCDesk analyzes official government data. Verify any facility's record or read the underlying regulations at these primary sources:
- Medicare.gov Care Compare — CMS's official nursing home comparison tool
- CMS Provider Data Catalog — the raw nursing home inspection & deficiency datasets
- CMS Nursing Home Certification & Compliance — enforcement policy and the Special Focus Facility program
- 42 CFR Part 483 (eCFR) — the federal requirements of participation behind every F-Tag
- National Long-Term Care Ombudsman Resource Center — free advocacy help for residents and families